East Moline Correctional Center – Illinois

Looking for somebody incarcerated at East Moline Correctional Center? East Moline Correctional Center is a correctional institution in the Illinois Deparment of Corrections. This site tells you all about anything one might want to know about East Moline Correctional Center,such as: Find out who’s in prison at this facility? Visitation information. The prisons’s phone number and address. Mailing or sending money to an inmate at East Moline Correctional Center. And much more…

General Prison Information

Contact Information

Below you will find the street address and mailing address for East Moline Correctional Center. Use the mailing address if you are going to send a letter or package to a prisoner at East Moline Correctional Center, and use the street address if you need to know the actual location of the prison.

Mailing Address

Be sure to read the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures information below before you send a letter or package to someone in prison so that you properly address the package or letter, and follow the right procedure for sending a letter or package. If you do not follow the correct protocol, the letter or package could not get to the inmate.

Directions

Phone Number

East Moline Correctional Center prisoners don’t have phones in their cells, so you won’t be able to call your inmate, however, there are cases when it might be helpful to have the telephone number to the prison.

(309) 755-4511

East Moline Correctional Center prisoners can sometimes make calls using:

Calling Cards

Collect Calls

Dedicated Phone Line

Prison Calling Plan

Fax Number

East Moline Correctional Center prisoners don’t have faxes, so you won’t be able to fax the inmate, but there might be times when it may be useful to know the fax machine number to the facility.

Email Address

This is the primary email address for East Moline Correctional Center. You can’t reach inmates at this address. If you need to email an inmate, go to the Inmate Email heading on this page.

Inmate and Staff Statistics

Inmate Email

To send email to a prisoner at East Moline Correctional Center you must follow an specific process to ensure that the letter is received by the inmate.

Inmate Internet Access

Prisoners don’t have access to the Internet.

Inmate Mail and Package Procedures

There are certain rules that you have to follow when mailing a package or letter to a state prison inmate. If you do not then letter or package might not make it there.

Before you send anything, read the sections below:

Mail Monitoring

East Moline Correctional Center officials will open and inspect and read all incoming general mail and packages. Incoming general packages and mail is read as frequently as is deemed necessary to keep security or watch a problem having to do with inmates.

How to Address a Letter to an Inmate

Below is the proper format for how you should address a letter to a state prisoner at East Moline Correctional Center:

Inmate Money

Each state correctional institution has a Commissary that was created to provide inmates an account for inmate money and for buying items not issued by the correctional facility.

How to Send an Inmate Money

Anyone can add money to prisoner’s Commissary accounts by sending it by the U.S. Postal Service and Western Union.

Via U.S. Postal Service: An inmate’s family and friends can choose to send prisoners funds in postal mail and will have to send those funds to the address below and do so in accordance with the steps provided below:

The deposit must be a money order made out to the prisoner’s full committed name and complete eight-digit register number. You are advised to use a U.S. Postal Service money order, since all non-postal money orders that are processed through the National Lockbox will be subject to a 15-day hold period, in which the inmate will not have access to the depsoit. The Bureau of Prisons will return to the sender money orders that do not have valid prisoner information but only if the envelope it was sent it has a valid return address. Cash and checks cannot be accepted so do not send checks or cash.

Inmate Locator

Inmates are frequently changed to various correctional facilities throughout the Illinois prison system, so you may have to look up the location of an inmate using the inmate locator. Follow the link here to locate an Illinois prison inmate.Inmate Search

Inmate Visitation Schedule

Inmate Visitor Procedures

Each correctional facility in Illinois has their own policies for prison visitation and these rules change often. The information discussed here could be out of date since this was written, so be sure to also read East Moline Correctional Center’s website to read the latest visitation rules.

Visitation Sign-In and Check-In

The front entrance officer will ensure every visitor signs the prison visitors log before they can enter the correctional facility and upon exiting.

Identification Required

Positive picture ID of visitors will be required. Appropriate forms of id are Driver’s License and Social Security Card; but, a state issued picture ID is acceptable.

For all of the things listed below, check the main correctional facility site as this information is updated all the time:

Visitation Rules

Visitation Dress Code

Things You Can and Cannot Take to Visitation

Special Rules For Childred, Special Visits, Pastoral or Attorney Visits

Website

Victim Resources

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.

Victim’s Rights

The Victim Rights Act grants victims the following rights:

You have the right to protection from the accused.

You have the right to notification.

You have the right to attend proceedings.

You have the right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.

You have the right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.

You have the right to restitution.

You have the right to a speedy trial.

You have the right to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

The definition of victim includes:

Spouses and children of all victims.

Parents and guardians of minor victims.

Parents, guardians and siblings of mentally or physically incapacitated victims or victims of homicide.

Foster parents or other caregivers, under certain circumstances.

There are a number of services and programs designed to help victims and their families. You can find out about these services by contacting the courthouse, or local law enforcement agency.

Victim Notification

The Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS) is a system that provides victims with information pertaining to their case and/or any defendants in the case. You will receive a Victim Identification Number (VIN) and a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will allow you to access VNS via the internet or by phone. Here, you will find information about future court hearings, historical court events, and detailed information about the defendant. This will include criminal charges filed, the outcome of charges, sentence imposed, custody location, projected release date and any other release information. The VNS website is updated daily. You will also receive any ongoing information by mail or email.

Have you, a family member or friend ever used the Victim Notification System? If so, was it effective? Did you get the information in a timely manner? Was the system difficult to use? We would like to hear from you, so please post any comments here.